The intriguing six-parter follows the unravelling of a family over a summer and will begin filming in Malta next year. <\/p>
A new twisty drama is coming to Channel 5, the broadcaster has announced.<\/p>\n
The ominously titled The Wives will follow a family\u2019s unravelling during a summer that \u201cchanges their lives\u201d, it teased in a statement.<\/p>\n
The six-parter has been written by Helen Black, whose credits include Death in Paradise, Grantchester and Time, and is produced by Gaumont in association with Banijay Rights. Casting details are yet to be announced.<\/p>\n
We do know some details about the plot, however, and it sounds rather intriguing.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast year, four sisters-in-law and their families escaped to their Maltese holiday apartments, as they\u2019ve done every summer for 15 years,\u201d the official synopsis says.<\/p>\n
\u201cSylvie was happily married, Natasha was swimming in wealth, and Beth and Annabelle were thick as thieves. But this year, as they come together again, everything is different. Sylvie\u2019s now single and loving life, Natasha\u2019s hiding a desperate financial situation, Beth is barely keeping her life together and Annabelle is, well\u2026 dead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Things take a turn when Annabelle\u2019s widower shows up with a new woman who looks exactly like his late wife. That coupled with his odd behaviour leads Beth to suspect there\u2019s more to Annabelle\u2019s death.\u00a0Oh, and there are also \u201ccorrupt officials, drug cartels and career criminals\u201d in the picture too, so it sounds like she\u2019ll have her work cut out for her.<\/p>
Sebastian Cardwell, Deputy Chief Content Officer, Paramount UK said of the upcoming series: \u201cWe are excited to join forces with the wonderful teams at Gaumont and Banijay Rights for another gripping thriller. The Wives is set to bring layers of mystery and intrigue which is guaranteed to keep the Channel 5 audience guessing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Leila Hobday, VP Acquisitions of Banijay Rights, added: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to expand our relationship with Gaumont and Channel 5 following our recent successful partnership on For Her Sins. It\u2019s great to see another commercial scripted series being taken out to the international market and we are in no doubt The Wives will resonate strongly with viewers worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n Filming is set to begin in Malta in early 2024, with a release date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p>\n Want to visit Death in Paradise locations in Guadeloupe at a discount?\u00a0<\/strong>Radio Times is offering savings of up to 7% for registered users booking their next holiday with travel website Expedia.\u00a0<\/strong>Claim your exclusive Radio Times Expedia holiday discount now<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The intriguing six-parter follows the unravelling of a family over a summer and will begin filming in Malta next year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":40652,"template":"","categories":[6,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives.jpg",2557,1705,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/channel-5-announces-intriguing-new-mystery-drama-the-wives-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The intriguing six-parter follows the unravelling of a family over a summer and will begin filming in Malta next year.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/40651"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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